This blog is tired and creatively constipated. It’s rare that I post here and when I do it’s usually just a single photo and a random thought to match it. Life has been racing past and it’s all I can do to not lag too far behind. How do people find the time to blog and Pin and Tweet and craft and work and exercise and bake and go Paleo and have friends and clean and invest in their marriage and volunteer in their kids’ classrooms and make DIY home improvement projects? Is anyone actually getting it all done? Because I’m sure not. When it comes to blogging, I feel like I either need to do it better or not bother with it at all. A new look to this crusty ol’ site might help, but it’s hard to justify that expense. Anyways.
I think I am feeling this way because we just got a fresh dump of snow and it feels like I am in a wintry purgatory from which there is no escape. My heart, it is white and bleak. And I was up for the day at 3:30 am with a wailing baby and that rarely boosts the mood.
Old Man Winter can kiss my disgruntled behind.
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Honey, I am in this very same soup with you… I’m working hard at not letting myself feel like a failure these days. Winter blows. I’ve been neglecting my personal site for MONTHS at a time – I need a redesign too, but chances are, that won’t even do the trick. (But maybe it would?) So much to do all the time… oh, ACK!!
I love the pearls you dangle here… anytime, and whenever. xox
Yes. YES. My blog is a bunch of crap now, not that it was ever really great and anyone really read it but it was important to me and I loved it and I really miss it. There is barely any mention of my baby Noah there and he is ONE. What the hell? I want to step up my game and get back into it but then I’m plagued with the ol’ “but no one even caaaaares!” Ugh. I want to know who these women are that have the time to commit to all the things you mentioned above because between working 36 hrs a week and caring for the kids there is quite litereally NO TIME. I can only conclude these people have found a wormhole that allows them to add extra hours to their day and they are selfishly hoarding the secret :)
I feel the same way. I do not know the cure, though. I’m finding I go days without even thinking about the blog and sometimes I think I should just blow it up and call it a day.
In my opinion, though, about your blog, I like your little tidbits, as I do think that they are better than nothing. It’s nice to hear from you, even if it’s just a sentence, you know?
“When it comes to blogging, I feel like I either need to do it better or not bother with it at all.”
No, Amanda, no! You do it just great! Its always a treat to see KickyBoots in my Google reader – your snapshots – whether photo or word – make me nod, smile and even laugh out loud. Just do what you do, when you can. Random strangers on the other side of the world appreciate it! (No pressure)!!
Aw, I always love reading your blog no matter how often you post.. in fact it’s one of my favorites! I have NO idea how other people seem to do it all- it baffles me. And I only have 2 kids and don’t work. Just keep your chin up- spring is on the way!
I hear ya, down with WINTER! I think it’s less about “doing it all” and more about “doing what you can”. The ones who look like they’re doing it all aren’t, and often don’t even want to look like they are, they have their fails, their things undone and their moments of defeat. The internet just makes them easier to hide.
I only find time to blog because I *don’t*Pin and I rarely Tweet and I check FB for all of five minutes a day. And I watch TV all of three hours a week.
Do what you enjoy, but I’d be sad if you quit blogging. You’re the only local bestie of mine who still does so. And I love EVERY post, bestie status aside. :)
No one can do it all. Saying yes to some things just means saying no to others. I now say no to my blog (for like four years…), my social life (for the most part), working out of the home, sewing, reading ( basically most things I did for just me) so I can say yes to homeschooling and my marriage. Those other things will still be there when my kids are gone. Even though I miss them lycrazy. Don’t feel like a failure, it is a demobilizing lie. Do what few things you can and do them well. You are wonderful at so many many things. And all of them are in the ways that truly matter.
I was in the same position with my personal blog – no one except family and friends read it (which I’m totally okay with, actually) but I had lagged for so long it was hard to get back to it. I always felt like I needed to “get caught up” or write something deep and meaningful. What I really missed, though, was being able to look back over those little nuggets of our daily life. So, I set up the WordPress app on my phone and made myself a 365 project. Post *something* every day for a year. Even if it’s just 2 lines, or an Instagrammed photo of the kids skating. I’m on day 58 and it’s getting easier to find those few minutes to write! Just wanted to share what got me back on track :) Hope you find a way to squeeze in the things that are important to you, among all the other must-do list items!
Nobody does ALL of the things. Everybody does some of them. I appreciate your blog the way it is. Sometimes less is more, and I know you’re busy doing more important stuff anyway.
Amen on the banishment of winter.
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